1 Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- ye now what Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Arise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- contend H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- thou before the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- and let the hills H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- thy voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
2 Hear, O ye mountains, Jehovah’s controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- ye, O mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Yhwh’s H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- controversy H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- and ye strong H386 (אֵיתָן) — permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain
- foundations H4146 (מוֹסָדָה) — a foundation
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- for Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath a controversy H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- with his people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and he will plead H3198 (יָכַח) — to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
- with Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- what have I done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- unto thee? and wherein have I wearied H3811 (לָאָה) — to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
- thee? testify H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For I brought thee up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- out of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- and redeemed H6299 (פָּדָה) — to sever, i.e. ransom; generally to release, preserve
- thee out of the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of servants H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- and I sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- thee Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- Aaron H175 (אַהֲרוֹן) — Aharon, the brother of Moses
- and Miriam H4813 (מִרְיָם) — Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses
5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; remember from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- now what Balak H1111 (בָּלָק) — Balak, a Moabitish king
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Moab H4124 (מוֹאָב) — Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- consulted H3289 (יָעַץ) — to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
- and what Balaam H1109 (בִּלְעָם) — Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Beor H1160 (בְּעוֹר) — Beor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king; also of that of Balaam
- answered H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- him from Shittim H7851 (שִׁטִּים) — Shittim, a place East of the Jordan
- unto Gilgal H1537 (גִּלְגָּל) — Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine
- that ye may know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- the righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
6 Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wherewith shall I come before H6923 (קָדַם) — to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- bow H3721 (כָּפַף) — to curve
- myself before the high H4791 (מָרוֹם) — altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- shall I come before H6923 (קָדַם) — to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
- him with burnt offerings H5930 (עֹלָה) — a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
- with calves H5695 (עֵגֶל) — a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
- of a year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- old H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
7 will Jehovah be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Will Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- be pleased H7521 (רָצָה) — to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
- with thousands H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
- of rams H352 (אַיִל) — properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or othe…
- with ten thousands H7233 (רְבָבָה) — abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
- of rivers H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- of oil H8081 (שֶׁמֶן) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
- shall I give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- my firstborn H1060 (בְּכוֹר) — first-born; hence, chief
- my transgression H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
- the fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- of my body H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- the sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- of my soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
8 He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He hath shewed H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- thee, O man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and what doth Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- require H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- of thee, but to do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- justly H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- and to love H160 (אַהֲבָה)
- mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- and to walk H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- humbly H6800 (צָנַע) — to humiliate
- with thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
9 The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh’s H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- crieth H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- unto the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- wisdom H8454 (תּוּשִׁיָּה) — support or (by implication) ability, i.e. (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understanding
- shall see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- ye the rod H4294 (מַטֶּה) — a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walkin…
- and who hath appointed H3259 (יָעַד) — to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to en…
10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Are there H786 (אִשׁ) — entity, used only adverbially, there is or are
- yet the treasures H214 (אוֹצָר) — a depository
- of wickedness H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- of wickedness H7562 (רֶשַׁע) — a wrong (especially moral)
- in the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- and the scant H7332 (רָזוֹן) — thinness
- measure H374 (אֵיפָה) — an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
- abominable H2194 (זָעַם) — properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged
11 Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- pure H2135 (זָכָה) — to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent
- with the wicked H7562 (רֶשַׁע) — a wrong (especially moral)
- balances H3976 (מֹאזֵן) — (only in the dual) a pair of scales
- and with the bag H3599 (כִּיס) — a cup; also a bag for money or weights
- of deceitful H4820 (מִרְמָה) — fraud
- weights H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the rich men H6223 (עָשִׁיר) — rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
- thereof are full H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- of violence H2555 (חָמָס) — violence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
- and the inhabitants H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- thereof have spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- lies H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- and their tongue H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
- deceitful H7423 (רְמִיָּה) — remissness, treachery
- in their mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
13 Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound; I have made thee desolate because of thy sins.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- sick H2470 (חָלָה) — properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
- in smiting H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- because of thy sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy humiliation shall be in the midst of thee: and thou shalt put away, but shalt not save; and that which thou savest will I give up to the sword.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- but not be satisfied H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- and thy casting down H3445 (יֶשַׁח) — hunger
- in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- of thee; and thou shalt take hold H5253 (נָסַג) — to retreat
- but shalt not deliver H6403 (פָּלַט) — to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
- which thou deliverest H6403 (פָּלַט) — to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
- will I give up H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- to the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
15 Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the wine.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt sow H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- but thou shalt not reap H7114 (קָצַר) — to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
- thou shalt tread H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- the olives H2132 (זַיִת) — an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
- but thou shalt not anoint H5480 (סוּךְ) — properly, to smear over (with oil), i.e. anoint
- thee with oil H8081 (שֶׁמֶן) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
- and sweet wine H8492 (תִּירוֹשׁ) — must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine
- but shalt not drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I may make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing: and ye shall bear the reproach of my people.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the statutes H2708 (חֻקָּה)
- of Omri H6018 (עׇמְרִי) — Omri, an Israelite
- are kept H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- and all the works H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Ahab H256 (אַחְאָב) — Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon
- and ye walk H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- in their counsels H4156 (מוֹעֵצָה) — a purpose
- that I should make H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee a desolation H8047 (שַׁמָּה) — ruin; by implication, consternation
- and the inhabitants H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- thereof an hissing H8322 (שְׁרֵקָה) — a derision
- therefore ye shall bear H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- the reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
- of my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock